Models of Funding for Ohio Court Mediation Programs
This chart indicates types of mediation programs by counties and funding method, as of February 2000.
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| Parties pay mediator pursuant to court suggestion or order | Court staff or contract mediators -- paid by court* | Magistrates mediate (cases that they have not heard and/or will not hear) | Settlement Week/Days (volunteer attorney mediators) | Volunteer mediators at court | Community mediation center with contract | |
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| 23 programs | 80 programs | 5 courts | 16 programs | 25 programs | 6 courts | |
| Courts of common pleas-general division civil cases (49) |
Cuyahoga, Hamilton, Lucas, Mercer (4) | Ashland, Ashtabula, Champaign, Clermont, Clinton, Cuyahoga, Defiance, Fulton, Hamilton, Henry, Huron, Lawrence, Lorain, Lucas, Mahoning, Montgomery, Portage, Richland, Ross, Sandusky-Ottowa-Seneca, Scioto, Stark, Summit, Tuscarawas, Union (25) | Franklin | Ashtabula, Butler, Delaware, Erie, Fairfield, Franklin, Geauga, Hamilton, Licking, Lorain, Lucas, Mahoning, Miami, Richland, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas (17) | Richland (occasionally) Ashtabula (occasionally) |
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| Domestic relations (47) |
Athens, Clinton, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Franklin, Hancock, Lake, Licking, Lucas, Mahoning, Mercer, Montgomery, Ottawa, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Wood (19) | Ashtabula, Butler, Clark, Clermont, Cuyahoga, Defiance, Erie, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Henry, Licking, Lorain, Lucas, Marion, Medina, Mercer, Montgomery, Muskingum, Richland, Union, Van Wert (23) | Guernsey
Butler, Clermont, -- Magistrate conducted settlement conferences- Montgomery -- co-mediation model: |
Summit (Better Business Bureau of Akron) | ||
| Juvenile – parenting (17) |
Franklin, Wood | Ashtabula, Butler, Clark, Cuyahoga, Franklin, Licking, Lucas, Montgomery, Muskingham, Richland, Union, Van Wert (12) | Clinton, Lucas (2) | Perry (Main Street Mediation) | ||
| Juvenile—status/delinquency (27) |
Athens, Butler, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Cuyahoga, Delaware, Erie, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Lawrence, Licking, Montgomery, Ross, Scioto, Warren, Wayne, (18) | Clinton, Lucas, Franklin, Richland, Stark, Van Wert (6) | Montgomery, (Dayton Mediation Center) Mahoning (Mahnoning Valley Dispute Resolution Services) Perry (Main Street Mediation) | |||
| Victim offender mediation
Adult Felony (AF) |
Richland (AF,J)
Montgomery (AF) Union (AF, J) Van Wert (J) |
Butler County Juvenile Court (J), Fulton County Juvenile Court (J), Holmes County VORP Program (non-profit) (AF, AM, J), Richland (J)Williams County Juvenile Court (J) | Dayton Municipal Court (Dayton Mediation Center) (AM) | |||
| Abuse, Dependency & Neglect (7) |
Champaign, Clark, Cuyahoga, Franklin, Lucas, Montgomery (6) | Clinton | ||||
| Probate (6) |
Licking, Summit, Trumbull (3) | Clark, Greene, Montgomery (no contract) | ||||
| Municipal court-small claims (35) |
Alliance, Cleveland, Defiance, Franklin, Hamilton, Toledo, Massillon, Napoleon (8) | Franklin | Akron, Ashtabula, Ashtabula County Courts, Berea, Brown County Court, Bowling Green, Cambridge, Circleville, Conneaut, Findlay, Huber Heights, Mansfield, Marion, Maumee, Mt. Vernon, Oregon, Perrysburg, Rocky River, Sidney, Sylvania, Tiffin, Toledo, Vandalia, Zanesville, (24) | Dayton (Dayton Mediation Center)
Perry County Court (Main Street Mediation) Youngstown (Mahoning Valley Dispute Resolution Service) |
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| Appellate courts (6) |
First, Fourth, Sixth, Eighth, Tenth, Twelfth Districts (6) | |||||
| Other: | Court of Claims: Retired Judge conducts Settlement conferences
Supreme Court: Master Commissioner mediates some appeals and original actions |
*Courts have funded staff and contract positions in several ways:
- pilot project grants through Supreme Court
- county funding
- add on filing fees plus county funding
- administrative fee for mediation services (paid by parties) plus county funding